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Opportunities Galore

Opportunities Galore. What one has never experienced, one will never understand in print. Isadora Duncan. Summer and Saturday Opportunities Competitions Contests. Summer and Saturday Opportunities. SCATS VAMPY Super Saturdays Summer Camp -new. Travel and Field Trips.

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Opportunities Galore

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  1. Opportunities Galore

  2. What one has never experienced, one will never understand in print. • Isadora Duncan

  3. Summer and Saturday Opportunities • Competitions • Contests

  4. Summer and Saturday Opportunities

  5. SCATS • VAMPY • Super Saturdays • Summer Camp -new

  6. Travel and Field Trips Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, etc.

  7. Travel through The Center for Gifted Studies Spring – England Fall – Scotland and Ireland

  8. Talent Searches Interested Fields, Experienced persons within that performance area

  9. Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) – Kentucky and Tennessee • Northwestern Talent Search - Indiana

  10. Clubs or Organizations 4H, Boy Scouts of America & Girl Scouts ( Primary-12thGrade) Book Clubs, Drama Music & Art Classes, Mentorships

  11. Promoting Postsecondary Education

  12. Competitions & Contests

  13. Ask for Informed Announcements • Google for contests • Book of contests

  14. Prizes • Recognition • Interest in a Topic • or Product

  15. Recitals Performance Talents or Hobbies

  16. Performance is important in the development of a talent or interest – an opportunity to enhance interest and perform at a higher level

  17. Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

  18. Odyssey of the Mind • DestinationImagination • Future Problem Solving • FIRST LEGO League Robotics

  19. Colleges and Universities

  20. Governor’s Scholars Program • Governor’s School for the Arts

  21. The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky

  22. An opportunity is not a real opportunity until you know about it!

  23. Her daughter’s experience at SCATS “helped her understand the potential rewards of belonging to a peer group that’s more interested in Jane Austen and Shakespeare than Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.” Barbara Kingsolver

  24. Financial Assistance in Kentucky KAGE Foundation The Center for Gifted Studies Local support

  25. Opportunities for Parents • KAGE (Conferences both state and local/Newsletter) • The Center for Gifted Studies (Parent seminars, Travel, Volunteering) • Leading a Junior Great Books group, a LEGO Robotics team, or an OM group

  26. Be an advocate for advanced opportunities – gifted education

  27. Celebrate Gifted Education Week • 4th Saturday of Super Saturdays • Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort on February 15 • In your district – February 20-25

  28. Stay informed… • Join your state organization • Follow The Center on Facebook

  29. http://www.nagc.org http://www.tip.duke.edu http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/contests.htm

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